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GROUND SPEED SELECTION
Hydrostatic Transmission
FIG. 4-4: The hydrostatic transmission provides vari-
able speed control in forward or reverse.
Range shift lever, 1, provides 2 major changes in
ground speed.
IMPORTANT: STOP Tractor whenever shifting range
shift lever 1.
Hydrostatic control pedal, 2, controls forward travel
speed. As pedal is progressively pushed down, a cor-
responding increase in ground speed will be noticed.
When released, pedal will return to neutral position.
Reverse travel speed is obtained by pushing the
rearward portion of the pedal downward. As pedal is
progressively pushed down, a corresponding increase
in ground speed will be noticed. When released, pedal
will return to neutral position.
IMPORTANT: For optimum operation, keep engine
speed above 2600 rpm whenever op-
erating the Hydrostatic control pedal.
TABLE 3: Arrangement of gear with appropriate
ground speeds, in order from slow to fast, are shown
in the chart at right.
NOTE: Ground speed indicated at 2600 engine rpm
with 26 x 12.00 - 12 agriculture type rear tires
and with 26 x 12.00 - 12 turf type rear tires.
GROUND SPEED SELECTION
FIG. 4-4
TABLE 3
SHIFT
POSITIONS
TXG237
Range km/h MPH km/h MPH
Tire Agri Turf
Forward
t
0 - 6.66 0 - 4.14 0 - 6.51 0 - 4.05
r
0 -14.20 0 - 8.82 0 -13.87 0 - 8.62
Reverse
t
0 - 4.99 0 - 3.10 0 - 4.88 0 - 3.03
r
0 -10.64 0 - 6.61 0 -10.40 0 - 6.46
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